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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1895, 
BY GEO. E. V LAVIS, 
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C 



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By G. E. DHVIS. 



Her region was dark, and her scenery was wild, 
kjut the rill to the river forever smiled, 
Hnd the song of the southland, in its own mountain strain, 
wme down from the mountain to chant to the plain, 



L^jke the favorite music of the soul, 

Oame down on the mountain strain 

(^)o a land where the wavering mirage 
(sj)old of a city on the plain. 



poi d of a city tbat soon must be, 
)bat tr>e mountaineer should loot? down and see 
St spreading away o er bis own native plain, 
Where the antelopes hoof should ne er pierce it again. 



Out a star from the orient aleamed o er tbe land 
Qibe a glittering sword from a warrior s band, 

Ond swept o er the brow of tbe hoary bills 
(£j)ill tbe tears dropped down to the mossy rills. 

Dlnd a voice lil^e some loved one telling a dream, 
Dame down long i be mountain rills, 

Witb tpe wild steed s neiab a bieina away 
(M)o a river over tbe bills. 



fciike molten silver tbe wavering stream 

Wbere tbe tbirsty sball drmb from its dazzlmq aleam, 
Wbere tbe scream of tbe eaale sball be its refrain 
antil Dvener gleams bi<?b on tbe desolate plain. 



olnd slowly down from tbe gulcbes of aold 
Dame tnat stream of a tbousand rills, 

Wbere tbe bison b a d led \)er younq from "trji rst 
(jway to tbe rolling bills. 



clnd tpe miner dreamed in tpe mineral pills 
(s|)pat be boarded b ls golden gams, 

olnd ere its gone my wealtb spall build 
y city on tbe plains. 

a II build a city so grand and tall 

(^>pat its spires spall reacb t be stay, 

Ond " Denver spall gleam on its massive walls 
Olnd its name on eartb spall never die. 



Wpen r>e woke from bis dream tpat proud city was tpere 
Qooking way on toe plains, witb its flowers so fair, 
Watcbing the tract wbere tbe bison bad fled 
Qike a wistful eye back on tbe days tbat are dead. 

(q)ill tbe plowsbare gleamed in tbe da?zlina sun 
olnd tbe works of trod s cni laren s industry begun, 
Wnd tbe red man ga^ed on tbe waving grain 
C^s be bid farewell to bis native plain. 



C=j)9e pills of my warriors are lorn from us now, 
(&p\)e deer and ir>e bison must flee from tbe plow, 

dj)l?e tears of my children spall fall on my arave 
Ols tpey follow tpeir fathers, tbe true and tbe brave. 

13 ut a star aleamed aaam o er tpe fossil pills 
(q)bat in periods of ocean its mystery fills, 

^payma, tbe sea waves of ocean wasped crime from 
its sbore, 

(ipbat tbe warrior spall lead in fierce combat no more. 



Dut across the plains the mountaineer 

lay electricity II be whirl d, 
olnd toe man in the flying ship will loot? down 

Wn the fairest city in the world. 



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